DDT

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But legal protections and the banning of DDT allowed for a comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Of course, today we know that high-dose exposures to DDT can cause all kinds of illness in humans, including vomiting and seizures.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

For years, Times environmental reporter and Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia has been covering the legacy of forever chemical DDT, a pesticide once applied to humans as innocuously as hairspray and yardhose water.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Peregrine falcons, which were once nearly wiped out in Australia due to the use of pesticides in agriculture, have staged a recovery since the 1980s when DDT and other chemicals were banned.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

One, represented by DDT, is known as the “chlorinated hydrocarbons.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson